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A funny thing happens when I hear a great, new album. Directly after the excitement, comes the worrisome feeling that I’ll never again hear anything that good. Of course, great albums do continue to come along and calm my fears ...
Back Talk: The latest news from our neighborhood
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2009 $10 Wine Hall of Fame
It was a great year for cheap wine.
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Angela Hunt vs. the Morning News: Cage match with a keyboard
Who would you bet on in a titan struggle between the Dallas Morning News editorial board and councilman Angela Hunt?
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Darkness at the Advocate
Literally, that is. We still have a happy happy joyful positive outlook on life and all things neighborhood-y —we just have no electricity.
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Garbage collection delays
Though the trash on your curb might be building up following the holiday excess ... you're going to have to give the city a little extra time to pick it all up.
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Around the web: Traffic circles, skateboarding, exorcism, Whole Foods lawsuits
A roundup of stuff that wouldn't necessarily make it on the blog, but is worth noting.
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Open casting call for "The Bachelorette" at Joule Hotel
If you’re looking for love, and you don’t mind searching for it in front of millions of Americans, you can audition for “The Bachelorette” this Wednesday at the Joule Hotel.
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Kirin Ichiban on tap at Sushi Robata
This month I told you about Sushi Robata, a great new Japanese spot that just opened in our neighborhood, and all the tasty soups they serve.
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The 'officious' George W. Bush Library website
I got duped, plain and simple.
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Pop culture: New Year’s diets
Dieters go to incredible extremes to lose weight, and the list of fad diets they use is endless and legendary. How many of us will start the New Year on one of those diets?
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Will money woes spell the death of McMansions?
Will McMansions be a casualty of the economic slowdown?
- > Plumber
- > Electrician
- > Restaurants
- > Handyman
- > Landscaping
- > Painting
- > Carpentry
- > AC & Heat
... and dozens more categories
Link Lounge
- European Cosmopolitan editors are either lazy, cheap or both. Oh, and they LOVE them some Angelina Jolie.
- Silver medalists fake their smiles. Or so says an interesting new study on the innateness of emotional expression.
- One man's ruminations on being knee deep in toys in the post-Christmas era.
- The end of the Polaroid era is approaching. After December, Kodak will cease production of the 60-year-old film.
- Mensa members, tequila and sex. How can you resist the click?
Happenings
- Violet $20-$40 Thursday, Jan. 15 through Sunday, Feb. 8. It’s a little bit country, and a little bit rock-and-roll. “Violet” is story of a young woman facing her painful past, with a theatrical soundtrack that mixes everything from bluegrass to R&B.WaterTower Theatre, 15650 Addison. 972.450.6244 or watertowertheatre.org.
- Staybite FREE Friday, Jan. 23, 6:30-9:30 p.m. is the reception. Some art is just ... well, boring. But some art really triggers us to ponder bigger issues. Such is the latest exhibition at the University of Texas at Dallas. UTD Visual Arts building, 800 W. Campbell. 972.883.2111 or utd.edu.
- Jewtopia $25-$30 Saturday, Jan. 31. Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson were struggling actors once upon a time. But that was before they wrote and produced Jewtopia, a show starring themselves. Jewish Community Center, 7900 Northaven (inside Zale auditorium). 214.739.2737 or jccdallas.org.
- Whirled on a String FREE Saturday, Jan. 31. Sure, robot dogs and mini Jeeps are fun, but technology can’t change the fact that there’s still something cool about an old school yo-yo. Treat your kids to a dazzling trick show by yo-yo trick master Valerie Oliver. Bookmarks at NorthPark Center, 8687 Central Expwy. (Level One between NorthCourt and Center Park) 214.671.1381.
